Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinsonis an American former Major League Baseballoutfielder and manager. He played for five teams from 1956 to 1976, and became the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple Crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series, and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth31 August 1935
CityBeaumont, TX
CountryUnited States of America
He's a very unique individual. Not everybody can do what he does. It comes from his background, his work ethic. He loves the work load. He wants to throw as many innings as possible. He loves doing it.
I know he carries a lot of respect around the league from other players. The way he goes about his work on the field, I think that sets the tone for the other guys. He does things the correct way.
Actually, I wouldn't mind another week down here. Not to play games, but just to work on fundamentals. We didn't win many games, but, maybe just in the last week, we started looking a little better. Before that, we looked terrible.
It just goes to show you he's focused as far as his offense is concerned. The plays in the outfield, I tried to warn anybody who would listen, it's going to be a work in progress. He got a little lesson today, and if he learns from these things, that's what we want. We don't want him to make the same kind of mistakes two or three times.
He has a nice, easy motion and there's no real strain on his arm. He doesn't want to come out of games. He has no ill effects. He throws easy and he works a lot of innings.
It's going to be a work in progress. He got a little lesson today. We don't want to make the same kind of mistakes two or three times.
It's a big adjustment for him. You can have the talent, but if you don't want to work at it, you won't get any better. I have patience in him. I hope he has patience in himself.
All I want him to do is work at it. Learn from his mistakes. Don't make the same mistake twice. So far he's putting the effort in. It's a slow process. It may take half the season, maybe the whole year.
He was very sharp today with his pitches,
He throws well enough to win up here. He's got to locate a little better up here to be successful.
He kept yapping at me, and I was talking at him, and he's telling me, 'No more,' but he's still yakking at me, ... I'm trying to tell him, 'You stop talking to me if I can't talk to you.'
All I said to him was that you should have been able to call that. To me that's not arguing balls and strikes,
He's very sensitive, and he has a mind-set. He lets you know how he feels.
I'm very proud of Brian the way he has progressed over the years, especially since he's been the everyday catcher. He's improved in his offensive part of the game, he's improved in his defensive part of the game and he's improved in his overall play -- pitch-calling. There's no reason why, and I expect him to continue to make that type of progress and continue to improve overall. Not just in his offense. I still think Brian has room to improve defensively and calling of games and handling the pitching staff in situations.